Nigerian superstar, David Adeleke popularly known by his stage name, Davido has finally opened up about his son Ifeanyi’s death which saw him leave social media for quite a long time.
Africa Today News, New York recalls that Davido and his wife Chioma lost their son after he drowned in a pool at his father’s residence in Banana Island, Lagos State, in October 2022.
The artiste who has been mum on the incident spoke on Sunday in an interview with CNN.
The Fem crooner revealed that the support he got from sympathisers aided his recovery. He said several persons, including artistes and politicians, flooded his Instagram with direct messages during the incident.
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He said: ‘Personally, with me, the support I got from people was one of the things that helped me stand up again.
‘At some point, I couldn’t open my Instagram for weeks. One day, I just checked it and I saw messages from every kind of person in the world, from politicians to sportsmen, to other musicians, to presidents, I was like, ‘you’re fine, you see everybody is rooting for you.’
‘That was one thing that really made me strong enough to stand up again, get back in the studio and do what I love.’
Davido had last week dropped his much-awaited album, ‘Timeless’ many months after leaving the scene.
The music star took to his social media page in the early hours of Friday to announce the release of the 17-track project to his numerous fans.
The ‘OBO’ crooner also talked about the process he went through from his previous album to the latest.
Davido also gave Chioma Rowland, his wife, a shout-out while appreciating his fans and the people who ensured the completion of the project.